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The Washburn Review

Established 1885

The Washburn Review

Raquel Easter, freshman accounting major, holds the book written by Graff. There were around 1,200 students at the event.

“Raft of Stars” featured at iRead Lecture

Arohi Rai, Content Creator September 30, 2024

On Monday, Sept .23, the annual iREAD lecture was conducted to celebrate the WU Literary Week and announced the 2024-25 iRead selection “RAFT OF STARS” by Andrew J. Graff from 7 p.m.- 8 p.m. in White...

Washburn President JuliAnn Mazachek speaks briefly before Goldstone takes the stage. The 2023 iREAD Lecture was Thursday at White Concert Hall.

2023 iREAD focuses on learning from history

Karli Bayliss, Marketing Manager September 20, 2023

Students, faculty and community members came together in White Concert Hall on Sept. 14, 2023 for the 17th annual iREAD Lecture. This year’s featured speaker was Lawrence Goldstone, writer of...

iREAD

August 14, 2023

We are pleased to announce the The 2022-23 iREAD selection HATE: Why We Should Resist it With Free Speech, Not Censorship by Nadine Strossen. The iREAD lecture will take place at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, October...

Bearman asks Strossen about the importance of free speech. Strossen discussed how free speech is important to every college student.

Nadine Strossen discusses free speech at iREAD lecture

Aja Carter, Editor-in-Chief Washburn Review October 19, 2022

  On Tuesday, Oct. 11, the Center for Student Success and Retention presented their first face-to-face iREAD lecture since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The lecture featured Nadine...

Buy the book: Senior business major, Yossif Albukari (left) and freshman kinesiology major Jules Pondanera (right), employees of the Ichabod shop, proudly present the 200 page biography assigned as this years iRead book, from behind the counter at the Ichabod shop. This years 2019 iRead book was released Tuesday, Aug. 13.

2019 iRead book released this week

DeyJa Cardenas and Abbie Barth August 16, 2019

Buy the book: Senior business major, Yossif Albukari (left) and freshman kinesiology major Jules Pondanera (right), employees of the Ichabod shop, proudly present the 200 page biography assigned as this years iRead book, from behind the counter at the Ichabod shop. This years 2019 iRead book was released Tuesday, Aug. 13.

iRead Lecture 2018: of the power of stories

October 2, 2018

JuliAnn Mazachek, Vice President of Academic Affairs, introduced the lecturer of this year’s iRead lecture, Timothy Egan, as being a thrilling storyteller. And he did well to prove her right, as...

Brief: iRead

Brief: iRead

WASHBURN STAFF REPORT August 30, 2017

Sean Bird, associate dean of Mabee Library, will lead a discussion on “The River of Doubt” by Candice Millard at 7 p.m. Sept. 6 in Mabee Library.“The River of Doubt” is Washburn University’s...

Bod Brief: Rachel Cantor to speak at iRead lecture

Ali Dade September 26, 2016

Washburn's 2016-2017 iRead novel is "A Highly Unlikely Scenario" by Rachel Cantor. The book follows the main character, Leonard, a fast-food customer service worker who receives an unusual phone call from...

“A Highly Unlikely Scenario” is author Rachel Cantor’s first solo novel, as well as her best known work. She has co-written three other works, and published “Good On Paper,” a contemporary novel, January 2016.

iRead ‘A Highly Unlikely Scenario’ falls flat

Colleen Kelly September 2, 2016

“Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” did this premise better. In a future where fast-food chains act essentially as political parties, Leonard is stuck working customer service for Neeta Pizza,...

iRead Lecture features Rep. John Lewis

Anna Ciummo October 21, 2015

Students, faculty and members of the Topeka community, attended the annual iRead Lecture Oct. 14, at White Concert Hall, to hear a presentation from the author and illustrator of this year’s iRead book,...

Civil rights leader John Lewis to present iRead lecture

Anna Ciummo October 14, 2015

This year's iRead lecturer, Rep. John Lewis, will discuss his books at White Concert Hall at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 14.The congressman is the author of "March" books one and two, which depict the Civil...

"Eyes on the Prize," the 2014-2015 iRead program book for Washburn University, is now available for purchase at the Ichabod Shop.  The book is required reading for the First Year Experience freshmen course.  

First Year Experience program has its ‘Eyes on the Prize’ for iRead 2014-2015

“Well the only chains we can stand are the chains of hand in hand.  Keep your eye on the prize, hold on.” Lyrics from a traditional spiritual song took new life when adapted to the Civil Rights movement...

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